A Tale Of Two Cities: Flames Break Even In Split-Squad Series Against Oilers Anna Santiago | September 16, 2013 Albertan hockey fans got twice the entertainment Saturday night as the Flames and Oilers opened the preseason in Calgary and Edmonton, respectively. The split-squad series featured an abundance of rookies,…
Flames In The Hot Seat: Who Needs To Step Up In Calgary Anna Santiago | August 27, 2013 With just over a month until the NHL regular season begins, there is a significant lack of buzz surrounding the Calgary Flames. The general consensus around the league is that…
The Next Flames Captain: There’s No Heir Apparent Ryan Pike | August 19, 2013 The departure of Jarome Iginla from the Calgary Flames in March had two major implications. First and foremost, the club was able to smartly leverage an asset, ultimately turning a…
Broken Logic: Flames Offer Avalanche 3 First Round Picks for #1 Overall Thomas Strangward | June 17, 2013 It is generally thought that laughter is the best medicine. This writer certainly tends to think so, and my armoire full of now obsolete DVDs can attest to the value…
Moving Veterans May Reignite the Calgary Flames Ryan Pike | May 1, 2013 The 2013 season was one of change for the Calgary Flames. Veterans Jay Bouwmeester and Jarome Iginla were traded prior to the trade deadline, allowing the team to audition youngsters…
Calgary Flames Reflect On Disappointing 2013 Season Ryan Pike | April 29, 2013 The Calgary Flames officially put a lid on the 2013 hockey season with exit medicals and locker clean-out day at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Sunday and a media availability with…
Rebuilding Calgary Flames Heat Up After Trade Deadline Ryan Pike | April 22, 2013 After a fairly disastrous 2013 season, general manager Jay Feaster essentially pulled the plug on this incarnation of the Calgary Flames just prior to the NHL trade deadline. Jarome Iginla?…
Calgary Flames: The Youth Movement Starts Early Ryan Pike | April 15, 2013 When the Calgary Flames traded away Jarome Iginla and Jay Bouwmeester prior to the NHL’s trade deadline, it likely operated as a white flag to the rest of the league…
Matt Stajan leads rag-tag group of Calgary Flames centers Ryan Pike | February 20, 2013 Last season, the Calgary Flames had quite a few problems. Chief among them was Matt Stajan and, arguably, all he represented. He had a fat $3.5 million cap hit, played…
Flames Should Consider Ryan O’Reilly Offer Sheet Thomas Strangward | February 15, 2013 With the apparent complete breakdown of talks between the Colorado Avalanche and their unsigned RFA centre Ryan O’Reilly, there is a strong opinion forming that the likelihood of the Flame’s…
Five reasons why the Calgary Flames are better than their record Ryan Pike | February 3, 2013 Two weeks after the beginning of the 2012-13 National Hockey League season, the Calgary Flames have one win in six games. Sitting with a 1-3-2 record, and just four of…
Flames Tease with Strong First Period in Season Opener Thomas Strangward | January 21, 2013 The abbreviated season brought about by the NHL lockout will have numerous effects that traditional 82-game regular seasons do not have. As the NHL season is limited to 48 games,…